# Simulated LLM Recon for Pentesters

Mirror probing Copilot queries and surface the sensitive insights they could infer, fueling red-team reports that drive action.

### The Scenario

AI tools like Copilot create a new recon layer for pentesters: indirect, inference-based data access. With a single chat, a standard user might uncover salary figures, M&A plans, or patient data. To take action, leadership demands evidence of risks, not just theories.

## How It Works: Outcome-Driven Steps

### Create a Sandbox User
Knostic clones a real non-admin role (intern, contractor) so findings are grounded in actual user access.

### Launch Recon Prompts
A library of attacker-style questions probes HR, finance, legal, and IP topics through Copilot.

### Trace Inferences
The platform links every answer back to its source, exposing how “harmless” fragments create leaks.

### Prioritize Findings
Sort between regulatory sensitivity, affected business units, and potential operational exposure.

### Provide Fix Path
Increase security by adjusting labels or ACLs with one click. Then test to make sure you stopped the leaks.

## Key Benefits for Red & Blue Teams

### Concrete Evidence of Risk
Show executives the exact prompts and leaked insights, not just IP addresses and hashes.

### Inference Visibility
Captures data assembled from multiple files, which legacy DLP misses.

### Take Action Faster
Use evidence-based insights to justify deeper red team campaigns or simulate attacker behaviors at scale.

### Zero Impact on Prod
Agentless testing means no noise or user disruption.

### Ready in Hours
No agents, scripts, or custom code.

## How This Use Case Leverages Knostic’s Core Capabilities
> Together, these capabilities let pentesters expose real AI-driven gaps, and give defenders an instant roadmap to close them.

### No-Code Deployment
Connects to M365 and Copilot in minutes, enabling rapid red-team cycles.

### Knowledge Oversharing Detection
Fires natural-language recon prompts and surfaces the sensitive insights Copilot reveals.

### Audit Trail of Knowledge Access
Generates a tamper-proof log of prompts, answers, and sources, perfect for post-engagement reports.

### Security Control Feedback Loop
Flags DLP/RBAC failures, pushes fixes, and retests to prove remediation.

### Remediation Playbooks
Turns each leak into an owner-assigned action plan.

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